THE REPTUJ: BOOK 



WORM SNAKE, Carphophis amanus 

 The illustration shows a 1'fe-sized adult. As becomes its worm-like structure the species is a persistent burrower 





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SCARLET SNAKTC, Cemaphora coccinea 



A beautiful species of eastern North America. The wide bands are rich scarlet. Abundant in South Carolina. Georgia, 



and Florida, under the loose bark of fallen trees 



LtCONTE'S SNAKE, Rhinochilus lecontei 



xamplcs are rinRed with brick red, others have square patches of this colour on the back. A Western serpent, rarely 

 attaining a length of a yard. The food consists of snakes, lizards, and small rodents 



